Clearing
Nordic clearing members eliminate Skr288 billion IRS notional
Nasdaq Clearing’s first compression run to be continued twice a year
Blockchain tech for derivatives CCPs – friend or foe?
Distributed ledgers can benefit – and won't replace – CCPs, says Nasdaq Clearing president
Q&A: FDIC’s Hoenig warns on daily settled swaps
FDIC vice-chair on leverage-cutting schemes, TLAC and TBTF
End-users shun ‘broken’ US swap market
Negative swap spreads forcing hedgers to look for alternative instruments
Crying wolf on CVA?
Standardised approach will hit corporates – but it's not clear that capital will jump
Eurex pilots direct clearing for the buy side
CCP predicts 80% reduction in capital charges for banks acting as clearing agents
Eurex margin flaws claimed in Swedish bank collapse case
CCP failed to properly capture vega, strike and wing risk, expert report claims
Why raiding CCPs’ initial margin would be bad policy
A wounded CCP should not have a claim on users’ assets, says hedge fund group
Clearing head Murray quits Deutsche for BNY Mellon
Murray will join BNY Mellon in a senior listed clearing role
Bank names obstruct single-name CDS clearing
Ice is “working through” wrong-way risk issues, may need to revamp auctions
Europe will open gates to US CCPs, says Massad
CFTC adopts substituted compliance for European CCPs; US clearers still waiting on Esma approval
US end-users risk tax hit in move to daily settled swaps
Changing treatment of variation margin could benefit banks, but hurt clients
“Incomplete demutualization” and financial market infrastructure: central counterparty ownership and governance after the crisis of 2008–9
This paper examines risk management governance challenges of the demutualized CCP ownership model and the incentives faced by “incomplete demutualization”, where clearing members remain the ultimate underwriters of CCP default risk.
Central counterparties in crisis: International Commodities Clearing House, New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange and the Stephen Francis Affair
This paper highlights the vulnerability of CCPs to large concentrated positions that may be difficult or impossible to close out.
SEC in wait-and-see mode on CDS clearing mandate
Industry sources that have met with the agency claim it has “no plan” for mandate
Accounting puts brake on move to daily settled swaps
New margin approach threatens hedge accounting status, could hurt effectiveness
BoE: leverage ratio carve-out needed for clearing
Collateral should cut exposure, says BoE, citing need to ensure "continuity" of clearing business
How many ways to win in swaps?
Citadel's success – and talk of swap desk spin-offs – suggest era of greater diversity
Banks explore spin-offs for cleared swaps desks
Non-bank dealers would escape Basel III; private equity seen as likely owners
Clearing fees up for 60% of swaps users due to leverage ratio
Survey of US asset managers reveals higher costs and reduced access to clearing
Mixed industry reaction to Moody’s CCP ratings
Clearing members say narrow definition of default may limit ratings’ usefulness
FSB’s Andresen: liquidity risks were underpriced pre-crisis
Top staffer at FSB addresses liquidity, bank risk data and securities financing risks in a wide-ranging interview
Slow start to US dollar rates clearing in Japan
Dealers cite limited demand to clear foreign currency interest rate swaps at JSCC
OTC client clearer of the year: Citi
Bold decision to sacrifice margin income put Citi’s OTC clearing business on firm footing